The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-08

Las, THURSDAY Polk and Bsker counties vo-

-hoOcn L. LincOin stAtos III ucciueu tcIus
that be does not wish 70 be = candidate for
either the vice-Presidency or the Presidency.
The first issue Of the Dade City Democrat
has been received Il is q representative paper
and Captain Johnston, late of Wsldo, is The man
10 run it, He is one of the bes, writers the
Stats Press-CcaLa Free Pres.
OF the Birmingham, Georgia and Florida
line, which Is 10 run from Birmingham, Ala,
TO Tallahassee, Fla, sixty-four miles have been
graded, aud the right of way has been secured
for 1874 miies--Saoannah Nens.
-Ex President Jefferson DAVIS has accepted
an invitation to attend the State Fair at Macon,
Ca. October 26Ih. He will be provided with
special bedroom car from his home, in Beauyor,
Miss. 10 Macon, and will be accompanied by
dozen special friends
What about that new airline railroad 10
connect Fenandina with the L. & y. system
Some OF our people seem TO think it an abso-
lutte necessity for the salv alton Of this city Il
has been built on paper; why not build it IN
reality .-Fern1nd.na Mirror.
1T will be a novel sight to see an American
born boy sitting as peer in the English house
Of lords But The direct living descendant IN
the Oldest son line of the English house OF Fair
fax is the son of Virginia farmer. The other day
be was driving mule team in Loudoun coun-
" hay feld.-Chicago Times.
The Secretary of War has approved the re-
cues; Of the ex-Confederate Association al Chi
cago 70 erect a memorial TO the Confederate dead
buried in the government lot in Oakland Gene
iery near :bat city, under such regulations as
may be prescribed by the Quarternaster Gene
raj
Referring 10 the appointment Of Mr.. G. W.
Bannerman as Supervisor of Registration for
Leon county, the Townsville Times says;
Mr.. Bannermsns Georgia friends will be
pleased 10 see the high esteem in which lie is
held 10 Leon county. He will make faithful,
fearless and efficient officer"
Mr.. Fitch Miller returned from his North
EN- trip On Monday. He, in company with
Major Gruelle, has been in New York and Bos
ton IN the interests OF the Gainesville, Tallahas
seeAnd Western Railroad. Mr.. Miller reports
everything looking as favorable as could be ex-
pecied.-Gatn>srilLe Letter.
Michael Butler, recently discharged from
the position Of keeper in the insane asylum on
Wards Island, n. Y, has petiiioned the Su-
preme Court for the release of a number Of pa
tents as sane He declares that Of the 1850 in
mates. no less than 800 are perfectly sane, and
that 1000 others are entirely harmless lunatcs
The selection Of J. A. Grady Sheriff Of
this county emnently wise one. Humane,
yet firm and infeXible in the discharge of his
duty he has thoroughly evnced his fitness and
his efficiency BY his fearless and impartial &C
lion The people have reason to rejoice that so
level headed a man fills so important an Office.
-DGd< City Democrat.
Mr.. Robert G.. Mitchell has been arranging
for the right Of way for the Thomasville, ITALIA
hassee and Monticello road to the State line this
week Some few have given the right Of way
most Of the owners, however, demand compen-
sation. In these latter cases, where the owners
and road cannot agree upon the amount, board
Of arbitration will be called in TO settle it,
12o0rndsrile Times.
The trade edition OF the ~ o. Times Denao-
eraf, issued September LIST, was fully up to the
reputation of the Great Southern Daily" Its
twenty pages contain an exhaustive review of
the trade and commerce and industries Of the
Southern metropolis, and is, indeed, report on
those interests throughout the large section of
the Southwest, Of which the city is the central
market and chief place of export and import.
The thousands of people in the Northern
States who desire to visit Florida should be en-
couraged to do so by liberal reduction of rail-
road fare. 1t would prove paying move on
the part of the railroads and would undoubted-
ly be Of great benefit to the people of Florida
The question of cheap excursion rates should be
agitated until the desired object is accomplished
al a Al. ,.,l
tourists--GdtnesrilIeA dUocdte.
The fernando Netos needn't worry itself
about Gov. Perrys reputation, it stands as firm
as the Rock of Gibraltar and towers much
higher it was made on the battlefield on the
forum and in the Executive chair, and will last
a thousand times longer than the fiickering
flashes of personal hate and disappointed ambi-
ton of his detractors True in every relation of
life Edward A. Perry stands to-day typical
soldier. statesman. patriot and citizen.-Pensa
cola AdUdnce- Gazette.
The South FLORIDA Railroad Company is pre-
pairing an exhibit of the products and manufac-
lures Of South Florida for the Piedmont Exposi
ton, TO be held in Atlanta. in October. The at
fractions in process Of preparation for that great
occasion, are 90 numerous and novel, that hun
dreds of thousands of people will attend, and no
better opportunity could be found for the dis
play of Fioridas resources and capabilities.
Contributions for the exhibit will be received
and appreciated by the Compapy.-Santord
Journal
OF the Alabama, Florida and Atlantic Rail
road Railscay Age correspondent says: " This
Florida company now operates the old Apopka
and Atlantic Railroad from Woodbridge to
Forest City, Fla, and has % miles under con-
struction by contractors ]. o. Bronson, OF In
dian Springs, and John A. Prentiss, of Wood
bridge. The total length of the line as pro-
jected is about 500 miles from Montgomery,
Ala. to Biscayne Bay, Fla, ]. c. Graf, New
York City, 10 President, and J. o. Fries, Or
lando, Is Chief Engineer"
in the San Francisco papers we find notice
of the arrived of two special trains, which crossed
the continent from Boston, loaded with five
hundred tons of New Hampshire marble. The
stone 10 the property of DR.. Henry d. Cogswell,
the San Francisco philanthropist and is the ma
ierial for the construction Of q monument be-
meath which he Is to be buried. The freight
was $4,000 the monument is TO cost $4,000,
and will be seventy feet high. DR.. Cogswell is
the uncle of Squire w. T.. Cegswell of Leon
county, who shows handsome book of seven
hundred pages entitled The Cogs,oells tn Ameri
ca" From this 1t appears that his ancestor
emigrated from England to the colony of Mas
aachusetts in 1885 and since then the family